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their technology has hardly changed in all that time. but because this is a living culture, it is possible to see firsthand the development of institutions like those that emerged in ostia 2,000 years ago. each morning, fresh skins are brought to this market to be sold to the city's tanners. once a deal is made between buyer and seller, the transaction is recorded by market officials. the system reduces misunderstandings, but mainly it creates records for tax purposes. when an economy becomes this complex, it opens up more opportunities for the state to collect a percentage for itself. such complexity also increases the need t is the job of haaj abdelaziz sakkout. interpreter: if the brokers have a problem, they come to us. we all solve the problem. even if we fight first, we solve the problem. keach: mr. sakkout is employed by market officials. he occasionally serves as auctioneer if asked, but in the main, his job is to settle disputes. everyone in the fez tanning industry is dependent upon others. the man who dries the finished skins
their technology has hardly changed in all that time. but because this is a living culture, it is possible to see firsthand the development of institutions like those that emerged in ostia 2,000 years ago. each morning, fresh skins are brought to this market to be sold to the city's tanners. once a deal is made between buyer and seller, the transaction is recorded by market officials. the system reduces misunderstandings, but mainly it creates records for tax purposes. when an economy becomes...
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. >> it seems like there is a lot of technology involved. the drones would be completely self programmed. there would not be a human manipulating them. it would be a computer manipulating the drones and telling them where to go. would guidethey themselves with cameras and other advanced technologies. my guess is it will be an extremely limited markets at first and that it will take time to develop. my guess is it would be fairly expensive at the start, just to keep everybody from doing it at once. other thanre anyone jeff bezos, it would be discounted immediately. given the scale of his ambition, it is another indication of the head of amazon having to do everything bigger and better than everybody else. >> he is willing to take risks and try new things. amazon is willing to look at the and pay a little money up front to develop a long-term strategy. a lot of other companies want to see a profit really quickly and will not try these may be expensive projects that will have a long-term payoff. he has stuck to his guns on these projects. i thi
. >> it seems like there is a lot of technology involved. the drones would be completely self programmed. there would not be a human manipulating them. it would be a computer manipulating the drones and telling them where to go. would guidethey themselves with cameras and other advanced technologies. my guess is it will be an extremely limited markets at first and that it will take time to develop. my guess is it would be fairly expensive at the start, just to keep everybody from doing it...
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. >> it seems like there is a lot of technology involved. the drones would be completely self programmed. there would not be a human manipulating them. it would be a computer manipulating the drones and telling them where to go. would guidethey themselves with cameras and other advanced technologies. my guess is it will be an extremely limited markets at first and that it will take time to develop. my guess is it would be fairly expensive at the start, just to keep everybody from doing it at once. other thanre anyone jeff bezos, it would be discounted immediately. given the scale of his ambition, it is another indication of the head of amazon having to do everything bigger and better than everybody else. >> he is willing to take risks and try new things. amazon is willing to look at the and pay a little money up front to develop a long-term strategy. a lot of other companies want to see a profit really quickly and will not try these may be expensive projects that will have a long-term payoff. he has stuck to his guns on these projects. i thi
. >> it seems like there is a lot of technology involved. the drones would be completely self programmed. there would not be a human manipulating them. it would be a computer manipulating the drones and telling them where to go. would guidethey themselves with cameras and other advanced technologies. my guess is it will be an extremely limited markets at first and that it will take time to develop. my guess is it would be fairly expensive at the start, just to keep everybody from doing it...
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other universities is housed in education city and there are all sorts of those that are science and technologies and the term artificial island and there are all sorts of mechanisms to pursue modernity as defined by the government and all of this is pursued by construction projects and the importance of this is not just in changing the early infrastructure. but in tying the state and bringing within the orbit of the state in the employ of the state, qatari business and entrepreneurs in each of these cities that are being built, one city, for example, slightly north and within it, there is doha land. not too different from disneyland. there is something called doha land. in and all of these are construction development projects, few of which the business community is drawn into the business community orbiting the state and political stability is in many ways purchased. political stability is insured. so there's remarkable political stability, which ties the business community for example in kuwait to the state division in its pursuit of development and modernistic projects. last but not least, th
other universities is housed in education city and there are all sorts of those that are science and technologies and the term artificial island and there are all sorts of mechanisms to pursue modernity as defined by the government and all of this is pursued by construction projects and the importance of this is not just in changing the early infrastructure. but in tying the state and bringing within the orbit of the state in the employ of the state, qatari business and entrepreneurs in each of...
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. >> you have to think about the scale of amazon, if they deploy this technology, they'll do it on a high scale. the technology advances at amazon, and if the faa puts the infrastructure in place, i don't see why it wouldn't. >> an order is boxed in a warehouse, attached to the drone and sent to the delivery address. 5 pounds much weight is allowed. one of the technical issues. >> how do we make them safe, that they can't be hacked and will not fall out of the sky or run into something. >> provided that is ironed out privacy concerns will prop up. it should have a plan that is riggerous. it should articulate to the federal aviation body. >> folks took to twitter to comment. many made light of it. jim priest writes: there's also a parody twitter address for amazon saying: somebody actually did put up one of these yellow notes that they put on twitter saying: drone delivery would have to comply with faa rules. they will not be complete until 2015 as mandated by congress. until then, don't expect a package on your porch coming from the sky. >> even if the faa approves drone strikes by 2
. >> you have to think about the scale of amazon, if they deploy this technology, they'll do it on a high scale. the technology advances at amazon, and if the faa puts the infrastructure in place, i don't see why it wouldn't. >> an order is boxed in a warehouse, attached to the drone and sent to the delivery address. 5 pounds much weight is allowed. one of the technical issues. >> how do we make them safe, that they can't be hacked and will not fall out of the sky or run into...
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but could this be green screen technology or some other hollywood-inspired trick? >> i love this video. this is just in that genre of let's do something really weird and funny and videotape it. >> oh, that's the kind of idea i've had all the time after i've had a couple beers or i'm joking around with my friends and these guys actually did it. >> or did they? well, yes. and not exactly. >> there is definitely a boulder that has legos on it rolling down the hill after these guys. >> that's right. it wasn't created by a computer or shot in front of a green screen. but it also wasn't just a group of friends joking around. >> it had viral video advertising campaign wafting off of it. >> that's exactly what it is, a viral video promoting what was in 2008 a new lego "indiana jones" video game from lucasarts. >> we wanted to find a way to broaden the audience. so we tasked our agency to come up with some new ideas, something really different that would get people talking the next day. >> what's more different than a giant lego boulder chasing someone dressed like indiana
but could this be green screen technology or some other hollywood-inspired trick? >> i love this video. this is just in that genre of let's do something really weird and funny and videotape it. >> oh, that's the kind of idea i've had all the time after i've had a couple beers or i'm joking around with my friends and these guys actually did it. >> or did they? well, yes. and not exactly. >> there is definitely a boulder that has legos on it rolling down the hill after...
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. >> reporter: positive train control uses satellite technology to transmit signals from thousands of sensors on tracks in trains along railways to a bank of central control computers. if a train is going too fast approaching the curve-- like the metro north train in new york sunday-- the system first will warn the conductor. if there's no human response the system will respond. >> positive train control can take over controls of the train and slow it down safely so there's no jamming on the emergency brake at the last moment or trying to fix a problem after it's already started. this is designed to prevent accidents from happening. >> reporter: katz says l.a. is on track to have the system in place a year before the 2015 congressional mandate. there are many train systems that say they can't meet that. it's too expensive too soon. >> we're spending close to $220 million on the system here. i don't know how you put a price tag on lives saved or accidents avoided. >> reporter: scott, los angeles will begin testing the system this month. operators of metro north in new york say they nee
. >> reporter: positive train control uses satellite technology to transmit signals from thousands of sensors on tracks in trains along railways to a bank of central control computers. if a train is going too fast approaching the curve-- like the metro north train in new york sunday-- the system first will warn the conductor. if there's no human response the system will respond. >> positive train control can take over controls of the train and slow it down safely so there's no...
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here's jonathan bloom. >> when mike teaches math technology is everywhere. how he collects the homework. l and goes over the trouble spots. >> this is quul to? 144. >>reporter: take a rubber style and i-pad and power point it equals a class ramp full of kids who are paying attention. >> totally engage with the kid they love it. and you just can see their eye open when they sea technology on the big screen. >>reporter: it's the new face of education. for new generation of learners. >> these kids are dinl tl native and this is their world. they were completely engage entered the math class. >>reporter: never mind the i-pad and fancy pro 86 screen. most important ingredient is one you can't see. this middle school has blazingly fasten net connection. luxury that half the schools in san mateo county don't have. >> typical school in america has the same internet access as typical home but they have 500 or in the case of this school over 800 kid trying to use that band width e-the head of the education super highway non-profit out to change that with some serious
here's jonathan bloom. >> when mike teaches math technology is everywhere. how he collects the homework. l and goes over the trouble spots. >> this is quul to? 144. >>reporter: take a rubber style and i-pad and power point it equals a class ramp full of kids who are paying attention. >> totally engage with the kid they love it. and you just can see their eye open when they sea technology on the big screen. >>reporter: it's the new face of education. for new...
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ramen and campaigner helen rimmer says governments are using false promises to cover up the needles technology. extracting shale gas isn't cheap and one of the arguments that the government was putting forward to shell gas was that it was going to bring down our energy bills but your energy analysts and even now the secretary of state has said himself that this won't bring down energy bills because we are in a year of pay in market that we don't think it's going to affect fuel poverty we don't think it's going to have a huge economic benefit or certainly get major coverage we're getting more local people in the area becoming aware of the risks of for can three of these local protests so we think it's all i think up and it's all helping to build a movement against fracking because people they don't want to take a risk so we need the local councils to listen and we also need our members of parliament to listen and make sure that the government is hearing that this isn't popular that don't want it in the u.k. and it's unnecessary. on thursday the world lost nelson mandela a leader who fought raci
ramen and campaigner helen rimmer says governments are using false promises to cover up the needles technology. extracting shale gas isn't cheap and one of the arguments that the government was putting forward to shell gas was that it was going to bring down our energy bills but your energy analysts and even now the secretary of state has said himself that this won't bring down energy bills because we are in a year of pay in market that we don't think it's going to affect fuel poverty we don't...
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. >> now the innovative technology >> now the innovative technology that can spot a stolen car that can spot a stolen car parked in the middle of a city parked in the middle of a city block. block. >> there were multiple gunshots fired. >> there were multiple gunshots fired. >> it can track a gunman >> it can track a gunman thousands of miles away. thousands of miles away. >> if you can track it then you >> if you can track it then you can predict it. can predict it. >> this isn't a new channel, >> this isn't a new channel, this is a watershed moment this is a watershed moment in media for america. in media for america. >> this entire region is utterly >> this entire region is utterly devastated. devastated. >> people our here are >> people our here are struggling. struggling. >> the fire jumped the highway >> the fire jumped the highway we took earlier. we took earlier. >> your average viewer want's to >> your average viewer want's to actually understand how the actually understand how the health care law is going to help health care law is going to help them or hurt them. them or hurt
. >> now the innovative technology >> now the innovative technology that can spot a stolen car that can spot a stolen car parked in the middle of a city parked in the middle of a city block. block. >> there were multiple gunshots fired. >> there were multiple gunshots fired. >> it can track a gunman >> it can track a gunman thousands of miles away. thousands of miles away. >> if you can track it then you >> if you can track it then you can predict...
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foot or on chariots asking for people of signs of the aquaducts and continuing the work with modern technology to track back 2000 years of history. >> reporter: a history that still runs through this backbones of the roman empire, al jazeera, rome. >> reporter: still to come on the news hour, a setback for barcelona in the title race and that and rest of the sport coming up, shortly. ♪ consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. ♪ welcome back, the international diabetes federation is predicting a sharp rise in the number of people with the disease. right now there are about 382 million people with diabetes. by 2035 that number is set to rise to 592 billion. the largest number of suffers are in china and 98 million people live with diabetes there. 65 million people have diabetes in india and in the u.s. 24 million have the condition. one place where the government is trying to do more to beat diabetes is shralanka and from the capitol we report. >> and it looks like any 15-year-old but diabetes has changed her life. after being diagnosed at 11 she has to check her blood and take
foot or on chariots asking for people of signs of the aquaducts and continuing the work with modern technology to track back 2000 years of history. >> reporter: a history that still runs through this backbones of the roman empire, al jazeera, rome. >> reporter: still to come on the news hour, a setback for barcelona in the title race and that and rest of the sport coming up, shortly. ♪ consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. ♪ welcome back, the international...
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when you have them supply weapons and other kinds of events technology to iran -- advanced technology to iran. they certainly voted for sanctions and then participated in this interim agreement. we will start with you, fyodor lukyanov. >> the relationship with iran has been quite complicated, actually. simplisticuite a picture that i sometimes read. what you mentioned that russia actually voted for all sanctions in iran, and russia canceled a .eal after 2010 sanctions previous made several nasty statements about russia. now i think a russian-and rainy iraniana russian- relationship have improved. it is helpful and great. there are different views and moscow on whether we should increase the -- encourage a u.s.-iranian interest or not. some people do not think it is because ifinterest iran improves relationship with united states, it will immediately turn to the west and forget about everything we did for iran. and that is why we should try to prevent it. but i think it is very shortsighted because my position -- we will -- we should encourage this and we will benefit out of a u.s.-ira
when you have them supply weapons and other kinds of events technology to iran -- advanced technology to iran. they certainly voted for sanctions and then participated in this interim agreement. we will start with you, fyodor lukyanov. >> the relationship with iran has been quite complicated, actually. simplisticuite a picture that i sometimes read. what you mentioned that russia actually voted for all sanctions in iran, and russia canceled a .eal after 2010 sanctions previous made...
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technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. countries rich in natural resources are the poorest the colony is a colony of the big corporations it's a colony of someone's home leaders who are under the thumbs of the big corporations so they have to beg from the world bank's development of social programs goes to pay back debts. that they had and so every year they would borrow money. and they would use that same amount of money to pay back. the money. the wages. welcome back to cross talk we're all things were considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing saudi arabia. right if i go back to you in the beginning of the program i mentioned that the saudi arabia is given these signs and signals that it may want to pursue its own independent foreign policy whatever that may be i mean without the united states and without israel even though they publicly they're not allies but in many ways many ways they actually are allies i mean what can that mean for saudi arabia because i would agree with mark on one point here is t
technology innovation all the developments from around russia we've got the future covered. countries rich in natural resources are the poorest the colony is a colony of the big corporations it's a colony of someone's home leaders who are under the thumbs of the big corporations so they have to beg from the world bank's development of social programs goes to pay back debts. that they had and so every year they would borrow money. and they would use that same amount of money to pay back. the...
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science technology innovation all the least of melamine from around russia we've got the future covered. the. war is probably the most complex of all human activities. but. all of us are still locked up. in the phenomenon of friendly fire probability extends back to the invention of gunpowder. kill a bunch of people who don't know what they're up their families they're already us people. reading. this some of them shoots my brother in the leg not intentional because of it because it was ny times four in the morning even the best given the bausch shoulders. are going to make mistakes does this whole idea of brotherhood an author. and camaraderie in this sense it was in this context it has absolutely no place. i was thinking somehow i have to come back because mom was waiting for me. i just knew that everything would be fine for some reason they were so confident because we were going to get married officially after he came back how could he not come back because the mere thought of it never crossed her mind. when the militants decided to try and break through to her new guinea epic screa
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technology's great. it's supposed to make our lives better and simpler, more efficient, more effective. it's fun, it's innovative and it's leading the world. but at the same time, we got to make sure that these technologies are not overused, not only by our federal government officials and law enforcement, but also by others who would do us harm, who have sarpetishesly maybe converted that technology to do something a libble more pervasive and a little -- little bit more pervasive and a little bit more perverse. it is for that reason that senator wyden, my colleague in the united states senate, and i have introduced what's called geolocational, or g.p.s. act, to curtail those that want to follow us without our own knowledge. we believe that you should have to have a probable cause warrant in order to track somebody's geolocation. i want that for my own kids, i want that for me. i want to make sure that technology is safe and secure, so i encourage my colleagues, mr. speaker, to look at h.r. 1312, the g.p
technology's great. it's supposed to make our lives better and simpler, more efficient, more effective. it's fun, it's innovative and it's leading the world. but at the same time, we got to make sure that these technologies are not overused, not only by our federal government officials and law enforcement, but also by others who would do us harm, who have sarpetishesly maybe converted that technology to do something a libble more pervasive and a little -- little bit more pervasive and a little...
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technology, resources etc. it is a little bit bizarre to .ddress this lieberman, prime minister netanyahu shared with you the intimate details of a talk, and he said what do you think about kerry stated that today? >> i really don't know. maybe it was something dramatic, something new. i came from new york, i was the last three days in new york. my feelings, we have heard a lot design, but i'm not sure that it is possible. are reallye that we sold. achis so easy to reach -- bre this, especially when we are so close to some kind of internal agreement. i think it is something very not deviate must from the trust and credibility. >> you didn't answer the first part of the question? he shared with you the details? >> no. >> not today. on a regular day. >> of course. least three or four times every day. course, i want all assessment is a different assessment beside us sharing the same information. >> so you have disagreements with the prime minister? [laughter] it is not a secret, you know. [laughter] >> is there an
technology, resources etc. it is a little bit bizarre to .ddress this lieberman, prime minister netanyahu shared with you the intimate details of a talk, and he said what do you think about kerry stated that today? >> i really don't know. maybe it was something dramatic, something new. i came from new york, i was the last three days in new york. my feelings, we have heard a lot design, but i'm not sure that it is possible. are reallye that we sold. achis so easy to reach -- bre this,...
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when you have them supply weapons and other kinds of advanced technology to iran. they certainly voted for sanctions and then participated in this interim agreement. we will start with you, fyodor lukyanov. >> the relationship with iran has been quite complicated, actually. this is a quite a simplistic picture that i sometimes read. what you mentioned that russia actually voted for all sanctions in iran, and russia canceled a deal after 2010 sanctions. the previous made several nasty statements about russia. now i think a russian-iranian relationship has improved. it is helpful and great. there are different views and moscow on whether we should increase the -- encourage a u.s.-iranian interest or not. some people do not think it is an russian interest because if iran improves relationship with united states, it will immediately turn to the west and forget about everything we did for iran. and that is why we should try to prevent it. but i think it is very shortsighted because my position we will -- we should encourage this and we will benefit out of a u.s.-iranian
when you have them supply weapons and other kinds of advanced technology to iran. they certainly voted for sanctions and then participated in this interim agreement. we will start with you, fyodor lukyanov. >> the relationship with iran has been quite complicated, actually. this is a quite a simplistic picture that i sometimes read. what you mentioned that russia actually voted for all sanctions in iran, and russia canceled a deal after 2010 sanctions. the previous made several nasty...
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. >>> technology companies are demanding, surveillance, written have written an open letter to president barack obama and the congress saying we understand government has a duty to protect their citizens but this summer's revelations, highlighted the need to release government surveillance worldwide. they went on to add the balance has slipped on the way to the state and away from the individual, this undermines the freedomfreedoms we all cherish. and it's also emerged that some of those same companies and their customers have been infiltrated by intelligence agencies. microsoft's x box live network was one of them. under cover officers allegedly used games like world of war craft and second life to scout out potential informants. checked communications between millions of x box gamers. shi has more. >> the more we learn about the scale of the national security agency stages, the less likely we're to trust them. they are calling for the end of bulk data collection, after hoovering up of our international usage, around also more transparency and accountability in the process of surveillan
. >>> technology companies are demanding, surveillance, written have written an open letter to president barack obama and the congress saying we understand government has a duty to protect their citizens but this summer's revelations, highlighted the need to release government surveillance worldwide. they went on to add the balance has slipped on the way to the state and away from the individual, this undermines the freedomfreedoms we all cherish. and it's also emerged that some of...
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they're not going to -- the technology they've learn. but our goals have to be focus odden that. it doesn't mean that it couldn't possibly, you know, grow a larger discussion, i mean, i would welcome that, again. we have to test at every point. my concern is that some people put such high expectations on the discussion. they think in addition to trying to deal with the nuclear issue, you know, if we don't it would be important to test the possibility of, you know, on the other fronts. but not at the expense of moving forward with the nuclear. it's going to be, you know, i mean, in the next six months and beyond are going to be huge opportunities but also big risk, obviously, here. and, you know, on the one hand, you know, people say, well, iran got such a good deal because the iranian people a lot are happy about it. well, that tells me is that expectations among a lot of iranians especially in young iranians are that have greater opening with the west. they have to move forward on the economy. in that sense, there are pressure on the iranians to try to make sure they relieve the
they're not going to -- the technology they've learn. but our goals have to be focus odden that. it doesn't mean that it couldn't possibly, you know, grow a larger discussion, i mean, i would welcome that, again. we have to test at every point. my concern is that some people put such high expectations on the discussion. they think in addition to trying to deal with the nuclear issue, you know, if we don't it would be important to test the possibility of, you know, on the other fronts. but not...
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meanwhile, south korea's kospi added 1% with technology shares lending support on higher d-ram chip prices. australia's insurers plunged after having a plunge. the financials also sold off. amp down by 2.3% and westpac lower by 1.33%. >> sixuan, catch you later. coming up on today's show, the future of fuel. they'll look at their policy on growing crops for biofuel. american airlines and u.s. airways have moved closer to their megamerger. >>> tech giants unite. they're calling for major changes in u.s. government surveillance. do they have their own questions to answer when it comes to data. >>> plus, it's another race against the clock for u.s. congress. they're trying to agree on a budget deal before christmas. take a look at what's at stake amidst a talk of a truce. >>> the european commission has told ukraine's president that a political solution is needed after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators protested against his government for the second weekend in a row. it's a subject of discussion. julia is in brussels. jules, it was a great dismay when the ukraine pulled back from signs t
meanwhile, south korea's kospi added 1% with technology shares lending support on higher d-ram chip prices. australia's insurers plunged after having a plunge. the financials also sold off. amp down by 2.3% and westpac lower by 1.33%. >> sixuan, catch you later. coming up on today's show, the future of fuel. they'll look at their policy on growing crops for biofuel. american airlines and u.s. airways have moved closer to their megamerger. >>> tech giants unite. they're calling...
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you know that's real money. >> ew technology along thousands of lines. as ben tracy reports many could fail to meet a federal deadline created after another tragedy. >> reporter: when a commuter train slammed head on to a freight rain in chatsworth california, in 2008 25 people died. one of the deadliest train wrecks in california history. so congress ordered a new high-tech safety system called positive train control could be installed on 60,000 rail lines in the u.s. the total cost about $10 billion. >> it's really a life-saving technology. >> reporter: jeff lustgarten works for metrolink which operates commuter trains in southern california. it has spent $10 million on the new item. >> positive safety control, what does it mean? what does it do? >> it's very state of the art gps-based technology that allows our trains to be controlled remotely. >> reporter: every train is linked to a central system. thousands of antennas on track and signals on train monitor precise location and speed. if a train is on course to collide with another train or going too
you know that's real money. >> ew technology along thousands of lines. as ben tracy reports many could fail to meet a federal deadline created after another tragedy. >> reporter: when a commuter train slammed head on to a freight rain in chatsworth california, in 2008 25 people died. one of the deadliest train wrecks in california history. so congress ordered a new high-tech safety system called positive train control could be installed on 60,000 rail lines in the u.s. the total...
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people who understand the technology that the patent covers. this helps to ensure that patents are not issued for inventions that are already in the public domain. or that would be obvious to a person who is skilled in the technology. under the gentleman from california's amendment, however, an applicant could short circuit the entire patent examination's process and present his evidence of patentibility for the first time in district court. now, i have known many district judges who are excellent lawyers, but very few of them have degrees in biotechnology. very few have degrees in electrical engineering. yet under this amendment these judges would be making the initial determination whether, for example, a purported computer invention is novel and nonobvious, and whether it has been properly enabled. i would ask my colleagues, is there anyone here who believes that the united states will issue higher quality patents if the applications are never, never, never reviewed by an examiner with a scientific background? does anyone believe that we wil
people who understand the technology that the patent covers. this helps to ensure that patents are not issued for inventions that are already in the public domain. or that would be obvious to a person who is skilled in the technology. under the gentleman from california's amendment, however, an applicant could short circuit the entire patent examination's process and present his evidence of patentibility for the first time in district court. now, i have known many district judges who are...
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so there's also an interest in aero stats and the technology that could bring. for anyone who's been in the arctic, you know, we speak about that. and certainly, we're opening up a new set of beachfront properties up there at a much greater rate than we expected. but anybody who has been up in the arctic and actually worked or flown over the arctic will know for a good portion of the year it really is a terribly inhospitable place and a very, very difficult set of challenges whenever you want to operate anything up there. so it's of great interest to us, and i think likely we will find a mixture of manned aircraft and unmanned vehicles and tethered vehicles to provide us that capability. >> very good with. stephanie? >> sir, i have one question about the norad strategic review, if i could ask you to put your prior hat back on. with norad in charge of air space, wanting control for 50 years and then adding an additional mission of maritime warning, can you talk about what the future may hold for norad and what kind of additional mission sets that from a canadian
so there's also an interest in aero stats and the technology that could bring. for anyone who's been in the arctic, you know, we speak about that. and certainly, we're opening up a new set of beachfront properties up there at a much greater rate than we expected. but anybody who has been up in the arctic and actually worked or flown over the arctic will know for a good portion of the year it really is a terribly inhospitable place and a very, very difficult set of challenges whenever you want...
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peter is a technology analyst for marble.com in our debut segment of tech this out. stop using the same pass word over and over, that is tip number one. >> that is definitely tip number one. etch uses the same password on a lot of different sites, i myself have been guilty of in the past, stop doing it. it is not a good idea because once one of those gets captured, basically -- bill: it's a great point, peter, but we have so many accounts online. >> i know. how do you remember these? bill: how do you remember them? >> there are tools that ;czwé help you, little plug-ins you can put in your browser that will remember your passwords for you, so you only have to remember one. apple is actually building this into the new version of safari which now works with mobile as well. so your browser on your iphone will also -- bill: what was the name again? >> it's called i cloud key chain. bill: okay. that's just built into apple's products. bill: number two, don't share sensitive information over public wi-fi, and that takes discipline. wait til later. >> dealt. when you're in
peter is a technology analyst for marble.com in our debut segment of tech this out. stop using the same pass word over and over, that is tip number one. >> that is definitely tip number one. etch uses the same password on a lot of different sites, i myself have been guilty of in the past, stop doing it. it is not a good idea because once one of those gets captured, basically -- bill: it's a great point, peter, but we have so many accounts online. >> i know. how do you remember...
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we will tell you what technology helped dash return home. >> and amber alert is in affect for a teen who has been missing from washington. we will tell you were aboard is believed she is headed. ha let's start with the temperatures. what are you seeing right now. >>: temperatures have already bottomed out. we want to see them go further south. a winter weather advisory and dictated by the very light pink on your screen. above 2,500 ft. we could see two to 4 in. of snow. here in the bay area and we are talking a freeze warning for just about everyone. snow is expected for the higher elevations. the freeze morning expires by 9:00 this morning. in winter weather advisory goes on until 10:00 tomorrow. right now temperatures are in the '20s and '30s. it was the '50s as we head into the afternoon and rain that began today. i will walk you through that portion of the forecast. i will highlight york weekend ride home. >>: of west san carlos street shut down at all to manage boulevard. apparently this officer was sitting at a red traffic light when someone up slammed at-just slammed into the
we will tell you what technology helped dash return home. >> and amber alert is in affect for a teen who has been missing from washington. we will tell you were aboard is believed she is headed. ha let's start with the temperatures. what are you seeing right now. >>: temperatures have already bottomed out. we want to see them go further south. a winter weather advisory and dictated by the very light pink on your screen. above 2,500 ft. we could see two to 4 in. of snow. here in the...
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. >> the lab is holding an open house for anyone wanting to experience the emergence of technology in person. at the end of the second hour, here is what we are following this morning. an american detained in north korea for more than a month is released. 85-year-old merrill newman is expected to arrive in san francisco. meanwhile delegates from iran, the u.s. and five other world powers are preparing to iron out the details of a deal to monitor iran's nuclear program. talks are set for next week and will focus on how and when iran's nuclear facilities will be inspected. >> and nelson mandela - people are leaving flowers, prayers. i'm morgan radford. thank you for watching. richelle carey up next. >> flowers overflowing for the father of south africa. celebrating the life of nelson mandela. >> glad to be on my way home. i appreciate the dprk government to help me be on my way. >> heading home, an 85-year-old man detained in north korea heading for the united states. >> hundreds of flights cancel. >> hopefully they'll make changes that will affect the industry. >> and a megabrokerage f
. >> the lab is holding an open house for anyone wanting to experience the emergence of technology in person. at the end of the second hour, here is what we are following this morning. an american detained in north korea for more than a month is released. 85-year-old merrill newman is expected to arrive in san francisco. meanwhile delegates from iran, the u.s. and five other world powers are preparing to iron out the details of a deal to monitor iran's nuclear program. talks are set for...
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stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. what does that first spoonful taste likok. honey bunches of oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mmmm! wow! it's the oats. honey. yeah. honey bunches of oats. this is a great cereal. >>> let's hear, the deck is being stacked at the department of homeland security. a shocking media report, details the recent mass hiring of immigration lawyers. nearly all pro-amnesty. so even if the obama administration can't officially change immigration policy, these lawyers can help illegal immigrants stay in the country regardless of the law. joining us now is the author of that report, former d. o.j. attorney and media contributor, jay christian adams. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. >> you've got to admit, i know you're on the other side, but the obama administration are brilliant in getting around the rules. >> yeah, they know how to use power. if you don't like a certain law, bring in people who don't like it either. this administration is not well-known for faithfully executi
stick with technology. get the new flexcare platinum from philips sonicare and save now. philips sonicare. what does that first spoonful taste likok. honey bunches of oats. ching! mmmm! mmmm! mmmm! wow! it's the oats. honey. yeah. honey bunches of oats. this is a great cereal. >>> let's hear, the deck is being stacked at the department of homeland security. a shocking media report, details the recent mass hiring of immigration lawyers. nearly all pro-amnesty. so even if the obama...